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kristen welker, let me start with you. we say we expect this confirmationing to occur the affirmative vote to carry about 20 minutes now. from terms of the president, what do we think we'll be hearing from him about this? is this going to become a major part of his message as the midterm elections approach? >> undoubtedly we'll hear from president trump about this. we expect him to take a big victory lap when he campaigns in kansas later this evening when the vote is finalized. but listen, we have reporters gathered on the south lawn as we speak that, they're waiting for president's departure for that event in kansas. will president trump answer their questions? will we hear from him even earlier than that evening rally? that's what we're all waiting to see, steve. we're very eager to hear what he has to say about this. i can tell behind the scenes here at the white house, officials have described a mood of euphoria and relief. this has been touch and go pore all of the reasons that you just mapped out. i was back with som
kristen welker, let me start with you. we say we expect this confirmationing to occur the affirmative vote to carry about 20 minutes now. from terms of the president, what do we think we'll be hearing from him about this? is this going to become a major part of his message as the midterm elections approach? >> undoubtedly we'll hear from president trump about this. we expect him to take a big victory lap when he campaigns in kansas later this evening when the vote is finalized. but...
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a complete and total fraud and owes the american public an ap poll e ji, and here to sort it out is kristen welker, and former national republican committee chairman michael steele, and jim massena, the manager of president obama's successor campaign in 2012 and to all of you, kristen, you have been drilling down on that the elizabeth warren controversy, and where does it stand today? >> well, effective, you have a back and forthping , and as you elizabeth warren released dna results and she has indian heritage going back five to six generations which is consistent with the story that her family has told and this is under scrutiny or for the bulk of her political career, and k controversy for her with the president calling her poke h-- pocahontas, and so he said that he would donate $1 million if she came forward and she said, time to put up, mr. president, and we asked him about it, and he said that senator warren owes him an apology, and she responded that it is an indication that president trump is scare canned of her, and bottom the line, andrea, this is the clearest signal to date that
a complete and total fraud and owes the american public an ap poll e ji, and here to sort it out is kristen welker, and former national republican committee chairman michael steele, and jim massena, the manager of president obama's successor campaign in 2012 and to all of you, kristen, you have been drilling down on that the elizabeth warren controversy, and where does it stand today? >> well, effective, you have a back and forthping , and as you elizabeth warren released dna results and...
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and kristen, first to you, when did he know and who else knew? we know that she had an appointment a week ago, because loft people in the white house, at least under the top ranks did not know this was coming. >> well, that is right, andrea. we are trying to drill down on exactly when the president was to told. as you point out last week, he did have a meeting with u.n. ambassador nikki haley and we have been working the sources here behind the scenes here at white house and capitol hill, and i will tell you that there is a sense of surprise. a sense of surprise that she is leaving now with exactly four weeks into the mid-term election, and one source describing it as disappointing that she would make the decision right now, and the political ambitions are broadly known and have been talked about and she addressed them head-on and she said, i will not run in 2020, but behind the scenes, there is speculation, can does she want to run for office later down the line and run for senator from south carolina, the state where she served as governor, and
and kristen, first to you, when did he know and who else knew? we know that she had an appointment a week ago, because loft people in the white house, at least under the top ranks did not know this was coming. >> well, that is right, andrea. we are trying to drill down on exactly when the president was to told. as you point out last week, he did have a meeting with u.n. ambassador nikki haley and we have been working the sources here behind the scenes here at white house and capitol hill,...
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my colleague kristen welker has breaking news. we just got information from the press secretary about an unexpected meeting between president trump and u.n. ambassador nikki haley. what's up? >> yes. sarah sanders announcing that the president and nikki haley will be meeting in about 15 minutes. that's going to be open press. it means there will be cameras and reporters allowed inside that meeting. it comes as our colleague geoff bennett did spot nikki haley at the white house. she declined to comment why she's here. there are reports she may be resigned. nbc news has not confirmed that. we're trying to run down those reports. but it seems something significant is happening. it's an unexpected meeting. now, of course, two were just at the u.n. general assembly together, working on a range of issues, everything from the crisis in north korea to iran, and she has broadly been seen as someone who has the president's trust. you'll recall that after that op-ed was written in "the new york times" in which an anonymous official said that
my colleague kristen welker has breaking news. we just got information from the press secretary about an unexpected meeting between president trump and u.n. ambassador nikki haley. what's up? >> yes. sarah sanders announcing that the president and nikki haley will be meeting in about 15 minutes. that's going to be open press. it means there will be cameras and reporters allowed inside that meeting. it comes as our colleague geoff bennett did spot nikki haley at the white house. she...
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and so joining us is kristen welker, and olivia who is with the new website intelligentsia. and what an exclusive, and kristen would share my amazement of that and i don't know another reporter summoned without any preparation, and summoned into the oval office to the meet not only with the president but everyone else. what was your take away? he is concerned and wants to reassure the world that he is not about to fire john kelly? >> it seems that the president has been speaking more to the press this week than usual. he has gagled a few times and several interviews including with new york magazine. it seems that he wanted to influence my story and then pulled out all of the stops in an attempt to do so. it is remarkable certainly, and we don't see it a lot where we have high ranking members of the president's cabinet and the administration is in a room with a are reporter as he is trying to influence the story in this way. i am glad it happened and i think it is revealing. >> it is revealing that you touched a nerve, olivia, with the reporting when word got back to him. >>
and so joining us is kristen welker, and olivia who is with the new website intelligentsia. and what an exclusive, and kristen would share my amazement of that and i don't know another reporter summoned without any preparation, and summoned into the oval office to the meet not only with the president but everyone else. what was your take away? he is concerned and wants to reassure the world that he is not about to fire john kelly? >> it seems that the president has been speaking more to...
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i'm kristen welker in for andrea. the president is on day two of oohis campaign push acting as one-man wrecking crew to beat back the blue wave that republicans believe will wash over washington in november. >> and there are a lot of rigged things going on in this country and a lot of rigged things. and we fight like nobody ever fought before. and you know what we do? we fight and we fight and we win. >> and joining ne now a great panel to kick it off. my colleague at the white house, nbc national correspondent peter alexander, and nbc's gadi schwartz in arizona, and also pam stein from the daily beast as well. >> and so, you heard it, peter alexander, jobs and not mobs, and he is not pulling any punches when with it comes to the democrats, and is that effective on the campaign trail? >> we know that anger happens to motivate angers and it is the idea of donald trump even joking about the montana manager who body slammed a reporter, and so the president is trying to sort of embrace the idea to rally the base and suppo
i'm kristen welker in for andrea. the president is on day two of oohis campaign push acting as one-man wrecking crew to beat back the blue wave that republicans believe will wash over washington in november. >> and there are a lot of rigged things going on in this country and a lot of rigged things. and we fight like nobody ever fought before. and you know what we do? we fight and we fight and we win. >> and joining ne now a great panel to kick it off. my colleague at the white...
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kristen to, you, this dramatic change since only a week ago when the president was saying that dr. ford was credible, and seemed to be a fine woman. and he is unleashing and unloading on her last night on the rally. >> it was striking, andrea, to hear his dramatic shiftt in tone. you are absolutely right. and we have been talking to officials here about what exactly drove the shift. kellyanne conway said any major shift, but other folks are saying that privately president trump trying to expose some of what he perceives discrepancies and then the things that have come out in the wake of the dr. ford's testimony including the fact that the prosecutor rachel mitchell in a letter to republicans on the senate judicial committee and pib-- pi them to do this said she would not be bringing charges in the case. that is one of the things that is fueling the president's tirade last night, and andrea, of it, and you tick have to takt into consideration. and trump told alexander on the white house south lawn that they are so in favor of judge kavanaugh, it is like a rallying cry for republican
kristen to, you, this dramatic change since only a week ago when the president was saying that dr. ford was credible, and seemed to be a fine woman. and he is unleashing and unloading on her last night on the rally. >> it was striking, andrea, to hear his dramatic shiftt in tone. you are absolutely right. and we have been talking to officials here about what exactly drove the shift. kellyanne conway said any major shift, but other folks are saying that privately president trump trying to...
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and i'm joined now by the head of the organization leading that lawsuit, kristen clarke, president and executive director of the national lawyer's committee for civil rights under law. kristen, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> let's go back through these 1.2 million people disenfranchised under this law. they're not just black. you're suing an asian-american organization, latino organization, african-american organizations, this seems to have been targeted essentially at voters who are not white. >> yeah, absolutely. when we conducted an analysis of the scheme back in 2016, we have to remember this is not new, we sued brian kemp over the same exact voter suppression scheme in 2016 and found that it clearly had a disproportionate impact on african-americans, latinos and asian-americans who were trying to make it onto the registration rolls. we sued brian kemp then and we won. and so it is remarkable to be here two years later where the state is seeking to resurrect something that they know is discriminatory. we look again and find the same evidence. it has a disp
and i'm joined now by the head of the organization leading that lawsuit, kristen clarke, president and executive director of the national lawyer's committee for civil rights under law. kristen, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> let's go back through these 1.2 million people disenfranchised under this law. they're not just black. you're suing an asian-american organization, latino organization, african-american organizations, this seems to have been targeted...
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and we expect him in the next three the or four hours, andrea. >> and kristen welker, you have been tlaking all of this, and the debate within the white house itself, at a time in the past couple of days as the president is reflecting on the c crisis, aband how different the response was to the pittsburgh massacre was and recent presidents throughout history have done. >> that is right, andrea. this has been several days of the mixed messaging from this the president and the white house. he did come out in his first remarks and condemn the anti-semitism, and condemn this vile attack, and then a short time later, he e was on the campaign trail over the weekend taking aim at the political rivals, and we saw it on display when president trump lashed out at the range of rivals to what he calls the enemy of the people and what he calls quote , unquoe fake news. and sarah sanders holding a press briefing yesterday defend ing the president's response and saying, look, he was forceful in coming out, and playing the initial role of consoler in chief. but he is also someone who is not going to hold t
and we expect him in the next three the or four hours, andrea. >> and kristen welker, you have been tlaking all of this, and the debate within the white house itself, at a time in the past couple of days as the president is reflecting on the c crisis, aband how different the response was to the pittsburgh massacre was and recent presidents throughout history have done. >> that is right, andrea. this has been several days of the mixed messaging from this the president and the white...
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kristen, with a good morning to you. tell us what we're expected to see from president trump not just tonight but over the course of the next couple of days. he's really in victory mode to use that expression. >> he is. i think you're going to see a very big victory lap tonight during that ceremonial swearing in that will take place right here at the white house. this is going to be in prime time. it will give the president a chance to tout this big win in front of a very big crowd. now, we saw him really start this victory lap over the weekend. he was out on the campaign trail in topeka, kansas. he used this to try to energize republicans to get out and vote. >> we have been ownenergized. we have been energized. if democrats are willing to cause such destruction in the pursuit of power, just imagine the devastation they would cause if they ever obtained the power they saw desperately want and crave. >> ayman, taking a step back and looking at the big picture, this victory caps a pretty strong week for president trump. l
kristen, with a good morning to you. tell us what we're expected to see from president trump not just tonight but over the course of the next couple of days. he's really in victory mode to use that expression. >> he is. i think you're going to see a very big victory lap tonight during that ceremonial swearing in that will take place right here at the white house. this is going to be in prime time. it will give the president a chance to tout this big win in front of a very big crowd. now,...
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kristen welker is standing by there. we saw the run-up to this vote, a change in public tone from the president as the allegations first surfaced he was noticeably at least by his standards reserved and restrained. in the last couple of days, though, he really stepped up into a more aggressive posture. how is the administration, how is the white house feeling about this as what looks like a confirmation now looms in the next 90 minutes or so? and how are they thinking of this in terms of those midterm elections a couple weeks from now? >> really important points, steve. no doubt about that. the white house senior administration officials saying that essentially after susan collins spoke yesterday, it was an outstanding development. i was in the west wing with a number of senior officials who started cheering, clapping when susan collins finished her remarks. look, this is an unmitigated victory for president trump. he campaigned on a promise to make the court more conservative. this will in a matter of hours be his secon
kristen welker is standing by there. we saw the run-up to this vote, a change in public tone from the president as the allegations first surfaced he was noticeably at least by his standards reserved and restrained. in the last couple of days, though, he really stepped up into a more aggressive posture. how is the administration, how is the white house feeling about this as what looks like a confirmation now looms in the next 90 minutes or so? and how are they thinking of this in terms of those...
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kristen, stay with us. danny, linda, stick around. i want do bring in the conversation someone who's at the brett kavanaugh confirmation, alyssa confirmation. alyssa, you've had a front row seat to all of this. you were there for the confirmation hearing. the cardboard version of you was there many the "saturday night live" rendition of the hearing. you've watched this all week. you've watched president trump turn from she is credible. let's listen to her to i'm going to call it out an all out assault and now just moments ago sarah sanders defending it. what's your take? >> i'm filled with a lot of rage. it started last night. i couldn't sleep at all last night. i can't believe this is where we are. we are making distinct about what we want to be as a country. we're making distinct choices of the people we're putting in positions of power whether it be trump or kavanaugh or our institutions. sexual abuse has been institutionalized in this country. i don't think we can allow another generation of women and children to feel as though th
kristen, stay with us. danny, linda, stick around. i want do bring in the conversation someone who's at the brett kavanaugh confirmation, alyssa confirmation. alyssa, you've had a front row seat to all of this. you were there for the confirmation hearing. the cardboard version of you was there many the "saturday night live" rendition of the hearing. you've watched this all week. you've watched president trump turn from she is credible. let's listen to her to i'm going to call it out...
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i found interesting there, kristen welker, the different tone. so you have claire mccaskill invoking ronald reagan in a red-leaning state, in missouri, but andrew gillum feeling much more comfortable in a purple state going harder at his republican opponent. >> and addressing the issue of race head on. >> never would have heard barack obama go back on something that way in '08. very interesting. >> very interesting, a very different tactic and reflective of this moment. i have been on the campaign trail this week, chuck, and i can tell you people are fired up. and the president is going back to what he sees as the basics. what is he talking about to fire up his voters? he's talking about the caravan. he's stoking fears over immigration again. we expect him to give a speech some time this week in which he's going to announce a crackdown on those migrants who are heading toward the u.s. he sees that as a way to get out the base. anger, fear. >> erick is closing with immigration the way the president should close? >> for a large segment of republica
i found interesting there, kristen welker, the different tone. so you have claire mccaskill invoking ronald reagan in a red-leaning state, in missouri, but andrew gillum feeling much more comfortable in a purple state going harder at his republican opponent. >> and addressing the issue of race head on. >> never would have heard barack obama go back on something that way in '08. very interesting. >> very interesting, a very different tactic and reflective of this moment. i have...
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kristen, great reporting as always. make sure that we get this in. he is, again, the president who depends so much on relationships, right, and he clearly said repeat lid, maybe four or five time, that the saudi king denied it. his denial to me could not have been stronger. but then he said it sounded to me like these could have been rogue killers nap that's a suggestion that maybe that's what the saudi king is thinking. >> i think that's right, chris group hit a really important point, which is that he stressed the firm denial by the saudi king over and over again. and raised the possibility it could be rogue killers, clearly something the saudi king floated to him. will that be enough? again, you have a lot of pressure from capitol hill saying the white house needs to take strong action that effectively the u.s. would lose its moral authority if it wasn't strong enough in this critical moment, which a lot of people see as a human rights test. one more point, chris, president trump has been talking to reporters a lot. he's clearly going to visit tho
kristen, great reporting as always. make sure that we get this in. he is, again, the president who depends so much on relationships, right, and he clearly said repeat lid, maybe four or five time, that the saudi king denied it. his denial to me could not have been stronger. but then he said it sounded to me like these could have been rogue killers nap that's a suggestion that maybe that's what the saudi king is thinking. >> i think that's right, chris group hit a really important point,...
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kristen are, first to you. why now? i noticed, as many have, the resignation letter was from a week ago. what happened a week ago and in the intervening week? >> we know nikki haley met with president trump about a week ago. we don't know exactly when she broke this news. the official word she's giving is she believes in term limits. she said that during this appearance she had in the oval office with president trump. she said, i'm a big believer in term limits. it's been eight years of intense time. she went on to say, you have to be selfless enough to know when you step aside. so effectively saying it is time for her to step aside. i can tell you, though, i've been talking to sources here within the trump administration and on the other side of pennsylvania avenue on capitol hill who say they were caught off guard by this. they were surprised by it. they're asking the same question that you just asked. why now? why right before the midterms? and of course, this comes right on the heels of the president's big victory l
kristen are, first to you. why now? i noticed, as many have, the resignation letter was from a week ago. what happened a week ago and in the intervening week? >> we know nikki haley met with president trump about a week ago. we don't know exactly when she broke this news. the official word she's giving is she believes in term limits. she said that during this appearance she had in the oval office with president trump. she said, i'm a big believer in term limits. it's been eight years of...
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. >> by the way, the president is in the oval office right now with brock long from fema and kristen nielsen from homeland security and he saying that it is going to hit the entire gulf the size and strength of the storm. so you are a student of presidential leadership, and we saw of course different approaches, and this president with puerto rico not good despite what he might say, and this president with florence, a lot better in terms of the management, and we know what happened with bush and katrina, and the book, presidents of war on leadership. the ability of the president to set the tone in a national crisis is -- >> totally essential. >> has been studied. >> and as you and i have discussed for years, the most important thing that the american president does is to put young americans in harm's way to die in a major war and that is what the book is about, the saga of the eight presidents who have waged major wars all of the way back to thomas jefferson and james madison and the a war of 1812. the amazing thing is that in so many of the cases, and in some cases, and they were wa
. >> by the way, the president is in the oval office right now with brock long from fema and kristen nielsen from homeland security and he saying that it is going to hit the entire gulf the size and strength of the storm. so you are a student of presidential leadership, and we saw of course different approaches, and this president with puerto rico not good despite what he might say, and this president with florence, a lot better in terms of the management, and we know what happened with...
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let's bring in kristen welker at the white house. there's some new comments. what is it, kristen? >> we got new comments from the president who's traveling aboard air force one to kansas where he will take a big victory lap this evening. the victory lap, thundershowougy starting. let me read you what he's telling reporters at this hour. we're very honored that he was able to with stand this horrible attack by the democrats, so again, taking direct aim at democrats for holding up his confirmation. he also says, women were outraged at what happened to brett kavanaugh. echoing the comments by some republican women, including susan collins who said she believes it wasn't brett kavanaugh who sexually assaulted christine blasey ford, despite the fact that ford testified she was 100% certain it was kavanaugh. brett kavanaugh said he's 100% certain ford named the wrong person. the president speaking out about this major victory, he campaigned on a promise to put conservatives on the high court. so far, he's had two new supreme court justices that he has named, of course. judge gorsuch and
let's bring in kristen welker at the white house. there's some new comments. what is it, kristen? >> we got new comments from the president who's traveling aboard air force one to kansas where he will take a big victory lap this evening. the victory lap, thundershowougy starting. let me read you what he's telling reporters at this hour. we're very honored that he was able to with stand this horrible attack by the democrats, so again, taking direct aim at democrats for holding up his...
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kristen, first to you, the president now just commenting on this, he was leaving to go to the gulf, to florida to inspect the hurricane damage. but revealing that the secretary of state was leaving, which we just saw, pompeo leaving for saudi arabia. the saudis have put out a statement just a few moments ago saying that the president in consult with king salman was praising the joint efforts. the turks have heard nothing from saudi arabia, as far as we know, of any information about what happened to khaskhoggi? >> reporter: and underscoring that point, you heard president trump reiterating over and over again and king salman denied very firmly that the saudis had anything to do with this. in fact president trump said based on their conversation, it may be rogue actors. i asked president trump what if anything he told the king about what actions and what repercussions there might be if in fact saudi arabia is deemed to be responsible. president trump said we didn't discuss that. and one of the key questions for this administration and for the president has been would he cancel the joint
kristen, first to you, the president now just commenting on this, he was leaving to go to the gulf, to florida to inspect the hurricane damage. but revealing that the secretary of state was leaving, which we just saw, pompeo leaving for saudi arabia. the saudis have put out a statement just a few moments ago saying that the president in consult with king salman was praising the joint efforts. the turks have heard nothing from saudi arabia, as far as we know, of any information about what...
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kristen welker is over at the white house. the president laying low today. we expect to see him on the road much more in the coming days. >> reporter: we do. his tone is undoubtedly going to be a key focus once he hits the trail again. what we have seen is what you were talking about with john kasich is the case of mixed messaging from the president. in one instance strongly and firmly denouncing anti-semitism. calling for unity and quickly shifting into campaign modes. taking aim at some of his political rivals. just this morning taking fresh aim at the media. let me read you the latest tweet. there's great anger in our country caused by inrackaccurat reporting. that will do much to put out the flame of anger and outrage. we will then be able to bring all sides together in peace and harmony. fake news must end. using that controversial term enemy of the people despite the fact he has been getting criticism for not moderating his tone more. white house officials telling me the president will continue to call for unity at the same time we're still just a few
kristen welker is over at the white house. the president laying low today. we expect to see him on the road much more in the coming days. >> reporter: we do. his tone is undoubtedly going to be a key focus once he hits the trail again. what we have seen is what you were talking about with john kasich is the case of mixed messaging from the president. in one instance strongly and firmly denouncing anti-semitism. calling for unity and quickly shifting into campaign modes. taking aim at some...
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joining me now is kristen welker, and msnbc political bureau and analyst, philip rucker. and kristen, the questions are now being answer and the lawyers are answering the questions, the written questions that i guess means as of now, there is not going to ban in-person interview that was sort of in play, and talked about for months and mont months, but what does it mean that they are getting ready to answer the writ the ten questions? >> it means a couple of things, andr andrea. one, it suggests that the process is moving into a new phase. there have been a lot of negotiations back and forth about the nature of these questions, and so now the fact that the president's legal team has begun to answer the questions, suggests that they have come to some agreement on the nature of the questions themselveses. so, as you pointed out accura accurately, the questions are focused on the issue of collusion, and remember, that is the original subject, and the n investigation that robert mueller had launched into russia's meddling into the 2016 election, and really, andrea, these are
joining me now is kristen welker, and msnbc political bureau and analyst, philip rucker. and kristen, the questions are now being answer and the lawyers are answering the questions, the written questions that i guess means as of now, there is not going to ban in-person interview that was sort of in play, and talked about for months and mont months, but what does it mean that they are getting ready to answer the writ the ten questions? >> it means a couple of things, andr andrea. one, it...
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thank you very much, kristen welker, and linda chavez, thank you as always. joining us is florida congressman carlos ka bcabello, than constitution. we are in a immigrant-rich area in miami and one that i am proud to support. it is one that we support immigration, and people here don't want to see illegal immigration. but this strategy that the president is employing and more and more politicians are employing by the year is a look of a way to increase border security and prevent the human sm smuggling and drug smuggling and provide a path for dreamers for those who have been in the country illegally for some time, and that is what we should be talking about. the president should be focused on uniting the country and not dividing the country. >> paul ryepian and chuck grassley agree with you, and so where does this put the republican party as you try to reach out to broader constituency, and frankly the la tee the know and hispanic vot voters? >> it means that after the lame duck session and once the 116th congress begins, we have to work harder than ever to
thank you very much, kristen welker, and linda chavez, thank you as always. joining us is florida congressman carlos ka bcabello, than constitution. we are in a immigrant-rich area in miami and one that i am proud to support. it is one that we support immigration, and people here don't want to see illegal immigration. but this strategy that the president is employing and more and more politicians are employing by the year is a look of a way to increase border security and prevent the human sm...
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joining me now, white house correspondent kristen welker, nbc capitol hill correspondent casie hunt. and nbc political analyst, wendy parker. and harry litman, and msnbc political contributor peter baker, chief white house correspondent at the "new york times." welcome all. well, kristen, first to you, you were questioning the president this morning already, fire and fury at the democrats over the confirmation battle. clearly he thinks this is a great midterm issue for republicans? >> reporter: he does, andrea, he's already been campaigning off of this big victory, getting judge brett kavanagh to be confirmed. he's now of course justice kavanagh. and we saw that over the weekend. and you're right, president trump fired up again today. i asked him about some of his comments, why he's referring to democrats as an angry mob, i asked him if that only creates more division in the country, and he took that as a chance to double down, saying i've never seen anything like what the democrats have done to prevent kavanagh from getting confirmed. and he was questioned about some of the talk abo
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i want to bring in nbc's kristen welker at the white house. kristen, help me understand president trump's strategy here. he was getting a lot of praise friday, monday. what was the strategy last night? somebody had to come out swinging? >> it was a striking shift in tone from president trump. there's no doubt about that, steph. as you pointed out at the top of your show, he initially said that dr. ford's testimony was credible. and then last night challenged it in very strong terms. he also, on the south lawn, before departing, steph, said to nbc news, he said, look, he sees this whole issue as a rallying cry for republicans. so undoubtedly that may have played a role in his decision to go after dr. ford as well. and then we've been talking to some white house officials who point to the fact that there have been, they believe, what are some holes in her testimony, including the fact that rachel mitchell, that prosecutor, who questioned her did tell republicans in the senate that she would not have brought charges against judge brett kavanaugh
i want to bring in nbc's kristen welker at the white house. kristen, help me understand president trump's strategy here. he was getting a lot of praise friday, monday. what was the strategy last night? somebody had to come out swinging? >> it was a striking shift in tone from president trump. there's no doubt about that, steph. as you pointed out at the top of your show, he initially said that dr. ford's testimony was credible. and then last night challenged it in very strong terms. he...
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kristen welker is at the white house. what else did we hear from the president in that fox interview this morning? >> reporter: the president fired up, steph, and talk about a range of different topics, including the midterms. no surprise. he has been out on the campaign trail quite a bit this week. it was interesting he acknowledged, look, there's a possibility that republicans could lose the house, different than what we typically hear from him. instead of a blue wave, he's expecting a red wave. the president saying if that does, in fact, happen, it just means that republicans will have to fight that much harder. now the president, again, has been out on the campaign trail a number of stops, this week alone. iowa earlier this week, pennsylvania last night. he is scheduled to go to ohio and then kentucky. he's clearly focused on the midterms. but, steph, all those stops will be critical for his re-election campaign in 2020. it's clear based on his comments to fox news he also has his eye and his mind on 2020. he took fre
kristen welker is at the white house. what else did we hear from the president in that fox interview this morning? >> reporter: the president fired up, steph, and talk about a range of different topics, including the midterms. no surprise. he has been out on the campaign trail quite a bit this week. it was interesting he acknowledged, look, there's a possibility that republicans could lose the house, different than what we typically hear from him. instead of a blue wave, he's expecting a...
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thank you for joining us from the white house, kristen welker. betsy woodruff from "the daily beast." emp charlie savage, washington correspondent for "the new york times." i want to do a little division here. i don't think we know yet. eleanor, we've been through these. i just ask you, how do you decide who is going to have the most -- they're both leaving the starting gate right now. democrats and republicans. one month exactly to election day. who is coming off the fastest off the blocks? >> male rage versus female rage. there are more women in this country than there are men. more women registered to vote. we tend to go to the polls more regularly than men. i think democrats are cowed by trump's ability to tap into this grievance that white men feel. and i think one. >> it's not just white guys. skinny white guys who look nervous. like i don't know why. >> i don't know it has to do with weighting. > who is that guy that used to be -- on andy griffith, the nervous deputy sheriff. >> you barney fife. it seems like the barney fife party. >> i do
thank you for joining us from the white house, kristen welker. betsy woodruff from "the daily beast." emp charlie savage, washington correspondent for "the new york times." i want to do a little division here. i don't think we know yet. eleanor, we've been through these. i just ask you, how do you decide who is going to have the most -- they're both leaving the starting gate right now. democrats and republicans. one month exactly to election day. who is coming off the...
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he told our good friend and colleague kristen welker that he has no plans to fire rod rosenstein. said he has a good relationship with him. the president reportedly referred to rosenstein as mr. peepers and jeff sessions as mr. mcgoo. it remains to be seen how good the relationship is. this is the thing. rosenstein staying on the job is the one thing that republicans and democrats agree on. republicans want him to stay on the job because they feel like if he were to be fired or resign, then that would inflame democrats ahead of the midterms. democrats want him to stay on the job because they feel like if something happens to him, it could tip the country into something of a constitutional crisis because it's rod rosen stain who oversees the russia investigation. the president was also asked about brett kavanaugh. the president said he thinks that democrats are going to end up voting for republicans based on the way that brett kavanaugh was treated. we've already seen the president preview this message, the post kavanaugh confirmation message. he's saying the way democrats have tre
he told our good friend and colleague kristen welker that he has no plans to fire rod rosenstein. said he has a good relationship with him. the president reportedly referred to rosenstein as mr. peepers and jeff sessions as mr. mcgoo. it remains to be seen how good the relationship is. this is the thing. rosenstein staying on the job is the one thing that republicans and democrats agree on. republicans want him to stay on the job because they feel like if he were to be fired or resign, then...
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joining me not, nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. what exactly do we know at this point about what the president's team is working on? >> well, he did a good job of breaking it down. but a little bit of the backdrop here. according to sources who are familiar with these negotiations, the president's legal team is in the process of answering questions that were submitted by the team of special counsel robert mueller. as you rightfully pointed out, they've been going back and forth about this substance of these questions for months. so these questions are really a refined version, a retooled version, if you will, of some of these questions they've been going back and forth about. most of them do focus on the question of collusion. of course, mueller has been investigating russia's meddling in the 2016 election. the president has been insistent, has been very firm. there was no collusion. we've heard him reiterate that again and again. it has been tough for these two teams to come to an agreement on an in person interview. i'm told that
joining me not, nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. what exactly do we know at this point about what the president's team is working on? >> well, he did a good job of breaking it down. but a little bit of the backdrop here. according to sources who are familiar with these negotiations, the president's legal team is in the process of answering questions that were submitted by the team of special counsel robert mueller. as you rightfully pointed out, they've been going back and...
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i want to go to nbc's kristen welker live at the white house. kristen, talk me through the strategy, why just focus on the senate and governor's races, are they assuming the house is a lost cause? >> steph, if you talk to officials inside the white house, inside the president's campaign branch they effectively acknowledge that their chances in the house are not looking good. and take a listen to the president's rhetoric. if you need anymore proof of that. remember, the president started talking about a red wave, not a blue wave. it's been a long time since we've heard the president talking about a red wave. and you're absolutely right, as you ticked through all of those states, those 11 stops we're going to see from president trump over the next several days they seem to be focused squarely on the senate and on the gubernatorial races. now, sarah huckabee sanders was out talking to reporters a short time ago and she was asked squarely if the president is now focused on the senate, if this is a tacit acknowledgment that the house is lost. take a
i want to go to nbc's kristen welker live at the white house. kristen, talk me through the strategy, why just focus on the senate and governor's races, are they assuming the house is a lost cause? >> steph, if you talk to officials inside the white house, inside the president's campaign branch they effectively acknowledge that their chances in the house are not looking good. and take a listen to the president's rhetoric. if you need anymore proof of that. remember, the president started...
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their candidate is krist kristen sinema. whoever win, a woman will be representing arizona in the next senate which is exciting. that race has been extremely close all the way along. president trump delivering his star power over there to martha mcsally could be a big boost. so far sinema has been running a little ahead. >> final stop on the swing is nevada. jackie rosen with 35.3% help dean eller with 45.3%. democrats thought rosen would be doing a little better. dean heller is the least trumpy and the two have not seen eye to eye. dean heller was very offended by trump after we found out about the "access hollywood" tape. it hasn't been a great marriage and he's tried to position himself as a moderate. now he's embracing trump. we haven't seen that he is in the polling we've looked at. the race looks tight. it is something the democrats have high hopes for. if they can't win of the states, either arizona or nevada, knock off a republican indumb becumbes going to throw a lot on their strategy to take the senate or even adva
their candidate is krist kristen sinema. whoever win, a woman will be representing arizona in the next senate which is exciting. that race has been extremely close all the way along. president trump delivering his star power over there to martha mcsally could be a big boost. so far sinema has been running a little ahead. >> final stop on the swing is nevada. jackie rosen with 35.3% help dean eller with 45.3%. democrats thought rosen would be doing a little better. dean heller is the least...
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i want to bring in nbc's kristen welker live at the white house. we know the president has near lay dozen campaign stops in a dozen days. >> immigration is the president's closing argument. i was traveling with him for the better part of last week and i can tell you at every single campaign stop, he talked about that caravan, referred to the fact as you pointed out in that tweet, he calls them invaders of course. the fact check there, as you had, is a lot of these migrants are at least 1,000 miles away from the u.s. border. why is the president doing this? remember, this is how he launched his campaign. this is familiar territory. he believes that this is going to be effective at getting his base to the polls. he wants them to hold on to the senate. that is his key focus. he also, steph, is talking about the economy. let me read you his tweet from this morning. his stock market is up since the election but now taking a little pause. people want to see what happened with the midterms. they like the venezuela financial model, high taxes and open bord
i want to bring in nbc's kristen welker live at the white house. we know the president has near lay dozen campaign stops in a dozen days. >> immigration is the president's closing argument. i was traveling with him for the better part of last week and i can tell you at every single campaign stop, he talked about that caravan, referred to the fact as you pointed out in that tweet, he calls them invaders of course. the fact check there, as you had, is a lot of these migrants are at least...
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we were at kristen nielsen's house because we're calling for their resignation, will call for steven miller's resignation next, as well. what is happening here is happening at the hands of the administration officials. they are improving family separation 2.0. >> the issue is he's a descendant of americans so he doesn't relate to these issues. [ laughter ] >> that's not true. [ laughter ] >> like so many of us. >> right. >> like so many of us in this country. >> family members. >> i happen to be the son of an immigrant. the president's first lady, wife is from another country. and yet. >> yeah, you know, i think all joking aside, you're making a critical point. everyone needs -- >> i would never make a critical point through a joke. go ahead. >> everyone needs to look at their family. so many people belive their grandparents came over here speaking perfect english and all these job skills. we allowed immigrants to come here and the last thing we want to do and whether you agree on policy, you don't want to take it out on kids. they did family separation. i think they will see it doub
we were at kristen nielsen's house because we're calling for their resignation, will call for steven miller's resignation next, as well. what is happening here is happening at the hands of the administration officials. they are improving family separation 2.0. >> the issue is he's a descendant of americans so he doesn't relate to these issues. [ laughter ] >> that's not true. [ laughter ] >> like so many of us. >> right. >> like so many of us in this country....
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kristen anderson, national political correspondent for nbc news and msnbc and author of the book "the red and the blue: the 1990s and the birth of political tribalism" steve kornacki and historian and author of the soul of america, and an nbc news and msnbc contributor jon meachum. >> joe, we start this morning, again, fighting for just the truth, just the facts, just getting the facts right. >> well, you know, that actually while it's easy to ask what exactly is wrong with donald trump, jon meachum, when you have something that passed 98-1, passed 98-1 and it is about as bipartisan as anything can ever be, only one republican voted against it. jon, you actually have donald trump -- is jon there? do we have jon there? >> yeah. >> why don't we go to jon meachum, he is the soul of america, he can speak to this much better. there he is. jon meachum, you actually have the president who has a chance to talk about bringing washington together, the sort of thing that presidents in the past would love to do. here instead you have a president who actually lies about the fact that he had a 98-1
kristen anderson, national political correspondent for nbc news and msnbc and author of the book "the red and the blue: the 1990s and the birth of political tribalism" steve kornacki and historian and author of the soul of america, and an nbc news and msnbc contributor jon meachum. >> joe, we start this morning, again, fighting for just the truth, just the facts, just getting the facts right. >> well, you know, that actually while it's easy to ask what exactly is wrong...
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in arizona senate race kristen sinema is at 47% to martha mcsally's 44%. a tied race in florida between bill nelson and republican governor rick scott. 46% to 46%. as "the new york times" siena college poll gives nelson a 4-point lead to 48%, that is compared to scott's 44%. meanwhile, the university of texas, texas tribute poll sits senator ted cruz at 51% against beto o'rourke at 45%. libertarian neal dykman getting 2% of the vote. in the florida governor's race republican ron desantis continues to trail andrew gillum who holds a 5-point lead with 48% to 43% for desantis. the cbs ugov poll puts gillum ahead by one point, 47% to 46%. over the weekend desantis took annum branch at a news reporter's question about not elg referring to gillum by his official title. >> former congressman desantis took heat for addressing mayor gillum as andrew. would you say it contributes to the poor political discourse. >> he called me a dog at the debate. did you watch that? he has his own standard and i have a different standard. okay. fine. crooked mayor gillum, how abou
in arizona senate race kristen sinema is at 47% to martha mcsally's 44%. a tied race in florida between bill nelson and republican governor rick scott. 46% to 46%. as "the new york times" siena college poll gives nelson a 4-point lead to 48%, that is compared to scott's 44%. meanwhile, the university of texas, texas tribute poll sits senator ted cruz at 51% against beto o'rourke at 45%. libertarian neal dykman getting 2% of the vote. in the florida governor's race republican ron...
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and the fact there's military going to the caravan -- the department of homeland security secretary kristen nielsen's only clarification tonight was we're not able to kill anybody at the southern border. but they're talking about sealing the border. >> that's exactly right. and the bomber is still on the loose. and just as a thought experiment imagine if these bombs weren't sent to democrats but say business leaders and al-qaeda or isis took responsibility for it and the bomb were still on the loose. we would see every member of the national security team out to camera, doing interviews talking about this crisis and how we need to catch this bomber before they strike again. we are seeing none of this from the administration. i think you're not seeing it from others in the administration because they're worried about offending the president and talking about the underlying issue somehow hurts the republican party's prospebltpro prospects. their job is to keep the country safe and reassure the american public they're doing everything they can to bring this person to justice. >> what's interes
and the fact there's military going to the caravan -- the department of homeland security secretary kristen nielsen's only clarification tonight was we're not able to kill anybody at the southern border. but they're talking about sealing the border. >> that's exactly right. and the bomber is still on the loose. and just as a thought experiment imagine if these bombs weren't sent to democrats but say business leaders and al-qaeda or isis took responsibility for it and the bomb were still...
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andrea reports starts right now with kristen welker. hello. >> thank you, chris. and happy friday to you. on "andrea mitchell reports "i "and the wild west. president trump is blazing a new trail for the gop 18 days ahead of the midterms. >> this will be an election of kavanaug kavanaugh, the caravan, law and order and common sense. the choice could not be more clear. democrats produce mobs. republicans produce jobs. >> smear campaign and
andrea reports starts right now with kristen welker. hello. >> thank you, chris. and happy friday to you. on "andrea mitchell reports "i "and the wild west. president trump is blazing a new trail for the gop 18 days ahead of the midterms. >> this will be an election of kavanaug kavanaugh, the caravan, law and order and common sense. the choice could not be more clear. democrats produce mobs. republicans produce jobs. >> smear campaign and
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>> reporter: right, so when he was headed to orlando, president trump told our colleague kristen welker that he had no plans to fire rod rosenstein and today when he got to orlando, the most he would say about their conversation aboard air force one, the two of them traveling together, is they had a good talk. here's what he said earlier. >> thank you as well to our deputy attorney general rod rosenstein for being here. flew down together. the press wants to know, what did you talk about? we had a very good talk, i will say. that became a very big story, actually, folks. we had a good talk. >>. >> reporter: a good talk, they talked about crime in chicago and in general doj business, no talk about rosenstein's future in the justice department. if rosenstein resigns or is fired, then that could lead to an impeachment investigation. >> fair enough, jeff, i'm interested to see what the hill is going to want to hear from rod rosenstein in the next couple of weeks as well. >>> as the country tries to heal after an emotionally turbulent few weeks, several senators in both parties face a politi
>> reporter: right, so when he was headed to orlando, president trump told our colleague kristen welker that he had no plans to fire rod rosenstein and today when he got to orlando, the most he would say about their conversation aboard air force one, the two of them traveling together, is they had a good talk. here's what he said earlier. >> thank you as well to our deputy attorney general rod rosenstein for being here. flew down together. the press wants to know, what did you talk...
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president trump told kristen welker he has no plans to fire rod rosenstein. watch this space for that. on brett kavanaugh, the president has already previewed what his midterm message is going to be on brett kavanaugh. he's suggesting that the way that democrats have comported themselves and handled this confirmation process to this point, that is emblematic of how democrats are going to act if they win the house and the senate. and in a midterm election where you have the persuadable share of voters on the decline, it's really all about getting the party faithful out to vote. trump knows where his base is and what they want to hear. everything we'll hear from him today in florida, later in ohio, pennsylvania, kentucky, is all about getting those trump supporters out to the polls to counteract any democratic enthusiasm, the anti-trump fervor we've seen so far. >> rick tyler, the president essentially echoing a sentiment we heard over the weekend from mitch mcconnell and other republican leaders. this idea that democrats have essentially helped energize the re
president trump told kristen welker he has no plans to fire rod rosenstein. watch this space for that. on brett kavanaugh, the president has already previewed what his midterm message is going to be on brett kavanaugh. he's suggesting that the way that democrats have comported themselves and handled this confirmation process to this point, that is emblematic of how democrats are going to act if they win the house and the senate. and in a midterm election where you have the persuadable share of...
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kristen started out more left than she is now. she's trying to modulate. mcsally -- >> she used to be a centrist. >> right. everybody is putting on a hat than they're used to wearing. >> the arizona conservatives are the ones that -- she had two seriousish primary challengers. and, look, she won in part because there were two and not one of them. >> arizona is really interesting because of the fact that you have two candidates of the same gender, ie female, because i'm still trying to work through in my head how to think about the gender politics of this, particularly gender politics not just in that race, where you wash it out, however it works, but the possibility not just of hillary clinton versus donald trump, last time, but of a female candidate versus donald trump. >> voters react differently, right, to women who let's look at -- brett kavanaugh screamed at us and it was he's defending himself, could justice -- could a -- could brenda kavanaugh have done that? >> i think we know the answer to that question and we any what would have happened had chri
kristen started out more left than she is now. she's trying to modulate. mcsally -- >> she used to be a centrist. >> right. everybody is putting on a hat than they're used to wearing. >> the arizona conservatives are the ones that -- she had two seriousish primary challengers. and, look, she won in part because there were two and not one of them. >> arizona is really interesting because of the fact that you have two candidates of the same gender, ie female, because i'm...
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i want to take you straight to the white house where nbc's kristen welker is standing by. all right. walk us through how you understand it to be nikki haley's reasoning. she certainly seems to be on great terms with the president. >> she certainly does. they clearly wanted to put on a united front. there's no doubt about that. the official reason she has given for her departure, she says look, she believes in term limits. she talks about the fact she served six years as governor of carolina and now going on two years as the u.n. ambassador. she said you have to be selfless enough to know when you step asigned and allow someone else to do the job. now, having said that, we've been working our sources on both sides of pennsylvania avenue. i can tell you there were a lot of folks who weren't the only ones, stef, who were surprised here within the trump administration and, frankly, on capitol hill. they didn't see this coming. they certainly didn't see it coming exactly four weeks until the midterm. there was some surprise and some disappointment as well. in terms of what happ
i want to take you straight to the white house where nbc's kristen welker is standing by. all right. walk us through how you understand it to be nikki haley's reasoning. she certainly seems to be on great terms with the president. >> she certainly does. they clearly wanted to put on a united front. there's no doubt about that. the official reason she has given for her departure, she says look, she believes in term limits. she talks about the fact she served six years as governor of...
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. >> kristen vilsack gave him a challenge. >> he won handily. >> barely got over 50%. he had to work for that one. >> this campaign that he's in now is a real campaign. jd shutten has raised a lot more money than he has. we saw terrible fund-raising numbers out of steve king forever. >> always been the case. >> always been the case, but he had that local home-grown boy did well and now the sheen is off. with a week to go, he's got a big scramble. >> there was a poll this morning, very hard not to think -- there was a poll this morning by a firm that's not, like, 100% like you know great, but that had it as a one-point race. and then three hours later comes this tweet. it makes you think, does the nrcc have an internal number that's close and they're like, you know what? let's just wipe -- you know, we don't need him. god knows what he's going to say between now and next tuesday. we don't need this on our backs. >> but okay, hold on. the nrcc, correct me if i'm wrong, wasn't giving money to steve king. >> correct, they had not given him money. >> for them to do this, to
. >> kristen vilsack gave him a challenge. >> he won handily. >> barely got over 50%. he had to work for that one. >> this campaign that he's in now is a real campaign. jd shutten has raised a lot more money than he has. we saw terrible fund-raising numbers out of steve king forever. >> always been the case. >> always been the case, but he had that local home-grown boy did well and now the sheen is off. with a week to go, he's got a big scramble. >>...
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. >> kristen, let me ask you a question off of this. we talk every day about the horse races, the house, the senate, we talk every day about voter enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm, democrats versus republicans. in your polling, in your experience there is another issue out there i'm wondering if it registers as deeply as the day-to-day stuff does. we have a deeply and intentionally dishonest president of the united states who takes to the country multiple times a week with the single intent of dividing the country, with deep, deep lies that twist and turn facts into myth. does that register? >> in poll after poll when you ask people what attributes they assign to the president, trustworthiness is not one that he does well on, even among republicans. so voters already sort of know that and i feel like it's baked into his numbers. >> do they accept it? >> i think it's just sort of an accepted thing that you get with trump, but you also get good economic growth and for some voters that's the bargain they've chosen to strike. when you look
. >> kristen, let me ask you a question off of this. we talk every day about the horse races, the house, the senate, we talk every day about voter enthusiasm or lack of enthusiasm, democrats versus republicans. in your polling, in your experience there is another issue out there i'm wondering if it registers as deeply as the day-to-day stuff does. we have a deeply and intentionally dishonest president of the united states who takes to the country multiple times a week with the single...
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pointed out a second ago, if you look at some of these key senate races, you look at arizona where kristen sinema seems to be pulling away, that's a place where the immigration issue cuts in both directions in an increasingly diverse electorate in arizona. in nevada where it does not necessarily help dean heller, in fact, puts him in a difficult position for the president to be leaning in on immigration issues where dean heller he needs the republican base to turn out, the white base in rural nevada, but he also is concerned about getting crushed among hispanic voters in clark county around las vegas. there are obviously places where the republican base is overwhelmingly white, a place like north dakota where maybe it helps a little bit, but in some of these key senate races and, again, the map is stacked against democrats, but in some of these key senate races it does not work to the president's advantage or his party's advantage and we're seeing that now in the polls in some of those places like arizona and nevada and in florida for sure. >> you've even seen in texas, that race, which mo
pointed out a second ago, if you look at some of these key senate races, you look at arizona where kristen sinema seems to be pulling away, that's a place where the immigration issue cuts in both directions in an increasingly diverse electorate in arizona. in nevada where it does not necessarily help dean heller, in fact, puts him in a difficult position for the president to be leaning in on immigration issues where dean heller he needs the republican base to turn out, the white base in rural...
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while in arizona democrat kristen cinema has the edge on her republican house colleague martha mcsally 47 to 44%. in new jersey democratic senator bob menendez has a 10-point lead over republican bob hugin 49 to 39%. >> mark mckinnon those polls were all taken during the kavanaugh fight as the former british -- one former british prime minister said, of course, in politics a week is a lifetime. i'm sure some of those polls will look much different a week from now, but still we've got about 10 or 11 races up in the air in the senate that could go either way. >> well, one thing i will say, joe, about that, i think it's great that taylor swift is getting involved but i wouldn't be surprised if marsha blackburn takes that endorsement and puts it up on tv for herself. people in tennessee and places where you come from, joe, don't really like hollywood getting involved. i was also just in texas and i spent 40 years there and i've been saying it's going to take the will take the second coming of christ for a democrat to win in texas. but beto o'rourke's supporters think he walks on water. but
while in arizona democrat kristen cinema has the edge on her republican house colleague martha mcsally 47 to 44%. in new jersey democratic senator bob menendez has a 10-point lead over republican bob hugin 49 to 39%. >> mark mckinnon those polls were all taken during the kavanaugh fight as the former british -- one former british prime minister said, of course, in politics a week is a lifetime. i'm sure some of those polls will look much different a week from now, but still we've got...
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nbc's kristen welker is live at the white house. kristen, president trump says he already has a short list of replacements. what do we know about that? >> well, steph, he says that short list that has five names on it and we know that one of those names is dina powell. she is his former deputy national security adviser. she works, of course, at goldman sachs right now, so she's already in new york there with her family. she also served in the bush administration. she had her role here, steph, for about a year and she left on very good terms. she was broadly respected within the administration, frankly. i asked top adviser kelly ann conway earlier today if she is, in fact, the front runner. take a listen to her answer. >> the president said that he's considering a number of people, including my former colleague and my friend dina powell who was the deputy national adviser for strategy here and i think had a big hand in the national security strategy document that was released, i'll say, last december. there are a number of folks who
nbc's kristen welker is live at the white house. kristen, president trump says he already has a short list of replacements. what do we know about that? >> well, steph, he says that short list that has five names on it and we know that one of those names is dina powell. she is his former deputy national security adviser. she works, of course, at goldman sachs right now, so she's already in new york there with her family. she also served in the bush administration. she had her role here,...